OASIS GROUP HEADQUARTERS
Laura entered Elizabeth’s office, her movements stiff and tense. Elizabeth glanced up from her desk, immediately sensing the weight Laura carried. Without hesitation, she gestured to the chair in front of her.
"Sit," she said firmly.
But Laura remained standing, her arms crossed tightly over her chest as if holding herself together.
"I don’t feel like sitting," she muttered, shifting her weight from one foot to the other.
Elizabeth studied her for a moment before exhaling sharply. "You clearly need to talk before you explode from whatever is making you look like that. So sit down, Laura. I can’t talk to you properly when you’re standing there like that. You’re making me uncomfortable."
Laura hesitated for a second before giving in, sinking into the chair as
